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Man arrested in connection with school lockdown

A man has been arrested in connection after a lockdown was placed at Manchester High School West on Thursday morning.

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Updated: 11:52 PM EDT Sep 25, 2014

Man arrested in connection with school lockdown

A man has been arrested in connection after a lockdown was placed at Manchester High School West on Thursday morning.

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WEBVTT WENT INTO LOCKDOWN SHORTLY AFTER THE MORNING BELL RANGE. KRISTEN CAROSA JOINS US LIVE WITH REACTION. A SCARY SITUATION THIS MORNING, THANKFULLY NO ONE INJURED. ACCORDING TO POLICE, STAFF AND STANDS WERE NEVER THREATENED. A FRIGHTENING START TO THE SCHOOL DAY AT WEST HIGH SCHOOL AS IT WAS SENT INTO LOCKDOWN AFTER POLICE SAY DAMIAN JOHNSON WALKED RIGHT THROUGH THE FRONT DOORS WITH A PELLET GUN AND KNIFE. IT WAS NERVE WRACKING, I WAS SCARED FOR MY SON. THEY DON'T TELL YOU ANYTHING REALLY. IT WAS SCARY FOR A MOMENT. LEFT THE OFFICE AND JUST WAITED. IT'S A DIFFERENT WORLD TODAY, UNFORTUNATELY. SCARED TO DEATH. JOHNSON, A FORMER STUDENT, WAS SPOTTED BY A 16-YEAR-OLD STUDENT AT THE SCHOOL WHO THEN ALERTED STAFF. POLICE AND SWAT TEAMS LOCATED THE SUSPECT AND HE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY WITHOUT A STRUGGLE. JOHNSON FACES SEVERAL CHARGES INCLUDING CRIMINAL TRESPASSING, FALSIFYING EVIDENCE AND DISTURBING SCHOOL IN SESSION. WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT HIS MOTIVATION WAS. WHILE AN INCIDENT LIKE THIS HASN'T HAPPENED AT A MANCHESTER SCHOOL BEFORE, MAYOR GATSAS SAYS STAFF WERE READY TO DEAL WITH IT. THE OUTCOME WAS WHAT EVERYBODY WOULD WANT. HE SAYS THERE'S NO WAY TO PREVENT SITUATIONINGS LIKE THIS FROM HAPPENING. THE FRONT DOORS ARE OPEN FROM 7:00 TO 7:55 FOR STUDENT ARRIVALS BEFORE IT LOCK FORWARD THE DAY. IF SOMEONED TO GET IN, THEY K. IT'S NOT AN EASY DISCUSSION TO HAVE, BECAUSE SCHOOL IS SUPPOSED TO BE ONE OF THE SAFEST PLACES THAT YOU CAN SEND YOUR CHILDREN. LIVINGSTON SAYS THE DISTRICT WILL ANALYZE WHAT TOOK PLACE THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT PROCEDURES TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF STUDENTS MOVING FORWARD. WE'RE PLEASED THAT EVERY CHILD IS SAFE, AND WE COULDN'T BE MORE PLEASED WITH THE RESPONSE. AS THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES, JOHNSON IS BEING HELD IN JAIL AND COULD BE ARRAIGNED

Man arrested in connection with school lockdown

A man has been arrested in connection after a lockdown was placed at Manchester High School West on Thursday morning.